Inside the Miami Marlins with MLB.com beat writer Joe FrisaroTwitter

Marlins riding out the tough time

MIAMI — Ups and downs are expected over a long season. Marlins management is hoping it’s not a trend.

“State of the team,” Marlins president David Samson said. “We hope it’s not April off, May on, June off. But it’s too early to say that. We weren’t hitting, and the pitching has been holding us in so many tight games, where they weren’t getting support. When the pitching has a hiccup and you’re not hitting, you’re going to have a problem.”

The team isn’t rushing to any conclusions.

Manager Ozzie Guillen is giving the players every chance to play through their dryspells. The decision to bring Gaby Sanchez back from Triple-A New Orleans, prompted Logan Morrison to return to left field. That was their respective positions on Opening Day.

“Ozzie is completely confident, and we all are completely confident, obviously,” Samson said. “We wanted Gaby back up because we’re a better team with Gaby at first and Logan in left field. That’s the team we built to play. The time had come and we did it.”

Meta

The following are trademarks or service marks of Major League Baseball entities and may be used only with permission of Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. or the relevant Major League Baseball entity: Major League, Major League Baseball, MLB, the silhouetted batter logo, World Series, National League, American League, Division Series, League Championship Series, All-Star Game, and the names, nicknames, logos, uniform designs, color combinations, and slogans designating the Major League Baseball clubs and entities, and their respective mascots, events and exhibitions.